Strikes are a part of the bargaining process but many current jobs are on their way out
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Orgreave in South Yorkshire holds a special place in the memory of the British trade union movement. It was there in the summer of 1984 that a confrontation took place between the police and striking coal miners. It ended in the defeat of the miners in one of the most violent conflicts ever witnessed in […]
We’re not reliving the 1970s yet, but today’s decisions will keep us out or drag us back
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At the end of June 1975, the weather was hotting up. Indeed, August of that year proved to be the warmest ever recorded. Then, as now, there had been a massive rise in world energy prices. There was trouble on the railways, where the unions were in an aggressive mood. The TSSA union and ASLEF […]
The unions stand on the precipice
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Len McCluskey, the leader of the trade union Unite, probably did as much as anybody to ensure Boris Johnson’s massive electoral victory last December. A fervent supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, his grip on the Labour Party machine compelled Labour to fight the election with its most unpopular and inept leader in history. McCluskey is up […]